Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54491
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
304
Points per Page
0.026316
Description
As the newest addition to the Brooklyn Dodgers, young Roy Tucker's pitching helps pull the team out of a slump; but, when a freak accident ends his career as a pitcher, he must try to find another place for himself on the team.